In chapter 19 Odysseus and Telemachus start thinking up a plan to defeat the suitors once and for all and get there justice. They decided they were going to hide the weapons in the hall and when the suitors were good and drunk they would use the weapons to defeat them all. After the weapons are hidden and Odysseus is alone for once Peneolpe comes and sits by the fire. Odysseus gets into an argument with a maid but Penelope backs him up and she goes away. Then She starts to question him about himself and where he came from. She tells him all about the shroud she was weaving for three years to prevent her self from marrying the suitors and she admits to him she dosen't want to marry any of them and just wants Odysseus. Then Odysseus tells her how he supposably got to Ithaca. Then he tells her he has seen Odysseus and to make sure he isn't lieing to her she makes him describe what he was wearing. He tells her about a rich purple cloak and a gold brooch.Before they go to bed she tell him of a dream she had where there was an eagel that swooped down and klled all of her geese. Then the eagle told her that he represented Odysseus and how he would soon come home to her and kill all of the suitors. She knows hes telling the truth becuase of how accuratley he described the clothes she gave to Odysseus before h left for war and gives him a bed for the night and goes to bed herself. She tells the maid Eurycleia to wash his feet beofre bed and she does. She notices a scar that only Odysseus has and she knows its him because she was his nanny as a child. He makes her swear to the gods not to tell any one and she promises she wont.
Major Themes:(Simone)
page 266.-Homeric Simile
page 267.-Loyalty
page 269-Development of Telemachus
page 269.-Hospitality
Everything Odysseus/the beggar says throughout the chapter and all his actions are disguise.
Locations Traveled: (Caroline)
Locations:
Odysseus' Palace
Penelope mentions Odysseus going to Ilium
Penelope mentions Dulichium, Same, and Zacynthus
Odysseus(beggar) mentions Crete, and a city there called Cnossus
Odysseus(beggar) claims Odysseus is in Thesprotia
Odysseus(beggar) mentions Odysseus sailing from Thrinacie
He also mention Phaecia
Odysseus(beggar) claims he was sent from Thresprotia on a ship to Dulichium
Odysseus supposedly went to Dodona
It is mentioned that Odysseus' mother's old home is Parnassus, which is also where Odysseus got his scar.
Study Guide Questions:
How will Telemachus explain the hidden weapons to the suitors? (Bella) He will say I have saved them from the smoke, the fire has damaged them badly, and if you get drunk you might hurt yourselves.
Why does Penelope want to question the beggar? (Bella)
For any news on Odysseus.
How does Penelope test the beggar to see if he is telling the truth about Odysseus? (Bella)
She asks him to tell her what the clothes were he was wearing, what he looked like, and describe the men that were with him.
Describe what Odysseus was wearing when the beggar met him. (Bella)
A thick, double, purple cloak, with gold brooch. On the gold brooch there was a picture of a hound holding down a fawn. He was also wearing a gleaming tunic.
Why did Odysseus supposedly go to Dodona? (Shade) He went to Dodona to find out (from Zeus using the sacred oak-tree) if he should return to his people openly or in disguise.
Who will Odysseus allow to wash his feet? (Shade) Eurycleia
How does Eurycleia recognize Odysseus?(Shade)
She recognized the scar Odysseus had received years before the war from the tusk os a boar.
How did Odysseus get his name? (Shade)
His grandfather gave him the name to signify his odds with many people.
How did Odysseus get his scar? (Jaime) When he was visiting Autolycus's sons, they feasted. Odysseus and the sons went hunting but when Odysseus tried to hit/ kill and missed the boar, it jabbed his foot (below his knee) though Odysseus jabbs the boar in the shoulder and kills him. The sons bandaged Odysseus. They sent him home with lots of presents.
What does Penelope dream of? (Jaime) She dreams (really it's a nightmare) that an eagle swoops down and breaks the necks of twenty of her geese. Penelope mourns the loss of her geese whom she loved to watch. Suddenly the eagle comes back, and perches on a beam on the roof and starts talking (IN HUMAN… gasp) and says that she should not worry that this is a good sign. The suitors are the geese and Odysseus is the eagle and he will kill them and bring justice to his palace. What test does Penelope propose for choosing a suitor?(Jaime) She is going to line up the Suitors and make them shoot with a bow and arrow. Whoever has the most skill (gets the arrow through 12 axe handles at once) will be the man she chooses.
Eurycleia Recognizes Odysseus
This is an English Project someone made... It has various scenes including the one where Eurycleia recognizes Odysseus. However, she is using the poem version which differs from the book.
Chapter 19 - Eurycleia Recognizes Odysseus
Summary: (Sarah S)
In chapter 19 Odysseus and Telemachus start thinking up a plan to defeat the suitors once and for all and get there justice. They decided they were going to hide the weapons in the hall and when the suitors were good and drunk they would use the weapons to defeat them all. After the weapons are hidden and Odysseus is alone for once Peneolpe comes and sits by the fire. Odysseus gets into an argument with a maid but Penelope backs him up and she goes away. Then She starts to question him about himself and where he came from. She tells him all about the shroud she was weaving for three years to prevent her self from marrying the suitors and she admits to him she dosen't want to marry any of them and just wants Odysseus. Then Odysseus tells her how he supposably got to Ithaca. Then he tells her he has seen Odysseus and to make sure he isn't lieing to her she makes him describe what he was wearing. He tells her about a rich purple cloak and a gold brooch.Before they go to bed she tell him of a dream she had where there was an eagel that swooped down and klled all of her geese. Then the eagle told her that he represented Odysseus and how he would soon come home to her and kill all of the suitors. She knows hes telling the truth becuase of how accuratley he described the clothes she gave to Odysseus before h left for war and gives him a bed for the night and goes to bed herself. She tells the maid Eurycleia to wash his feet beofre bed and she does. She notices a scar that only Odysseus has and she knows its him because she was his nanny as a child. He makes her swear to the gods not to tell any one and she promises she wont.Major Themes: (Simone)
page 266.-Homeric Simile
page 267.-Loyalty
page 269-Development of Telemachus
page 269.-Hospitality
Everything Odysseus/the beggar says throughout the chapter and all his actions are disguise.
Locations Traveled: (Caroline)
Locations:Study Guide Questions:
How will Telemachus explain the hidden weapons to the suitors? (Bella)He will say
I have saved them from the smoke, the fire has damaged them badly, and if you get drunk you might hurt yourselves.
Why does Penelope want to question the beggar? (Bella)
For any news on Odysseus.
How does Penelope test the beggar to see if he is telling the truth about Odysseus? (Bella)
She asks him to tell her what the clothes were he was wearing, what he looked like, and describe the men that were with him.
Describe what Odysseus was wearing when the beggar met him. (Bella)
A thick, double, purple cloak, with gold brooch. On the gold brooch there was a picture of a hound holding down a fawn. He was also wearing a gleaming tunic.
Why did Odysseus supposedly go to Dodona? (Shade)
He went to Dodona to find out (from Zeus using the sacred oak-tree) if he should return to his people openly or in disguise.
Who will Odysseus allow to wash his feet? (Shade)
Eurycleia
How does Eurycleia recognize Odysseus? (Shade)
She recognized the scar Odysseus had received years before the war from the tusk os a boar.
How did Odysseus get his name? (Shade)
His grandfather gave him the name to signify his odds with many people.
How did Odysseus get his scar? (Jaime)
When he was visiting Autolycus's sons, they feasted. Odysseus and the sons went hunting but when Odysseus tried to hit/ kill and missed the boar, it jabbed his foot (below his knee) though Odysseus jabbs the boar in the shoulder and kills him. The sons bandaged Odysseus. They sent him home with lots of presents.
What does Penelope dream of? (Jaime)
She dreams (really it's a nightmare) that an eagle swoops down and breaks the necks of twenty of her geese. Penelope mourns the loss of her geese whom she loved to watch. Suddenly the eagle comes back, and perches on a beam on the roof and starts talking (IN HUMAN… gasp) and says that she should not worry that this is a good sign. The suitors are the geese and Odysseus is the eagle and he will kill them and bring justice to his palace.
What test does Penelope propose for choosing a suitor? (Jaime)
She is going to line up the Suitors and make them shoot with a bow and arrow. Whoever has the most skill (gets the arrow through 12 axe handles at once) will be the man she chooses.
This is an English Project someone made... It has various scenes including the one where Eurycleia recognizes Odysseus. However, she is using the poem version which differs from the book.